Crossover device



Jan- 24, 1932 u s, s. MATT'HES 1,895,044

CROSSOVER DEVICE Filed April 20, 1952 'fil/114141414 Inventor A ltorney SAMUEL S. MATTHES, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO,

Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT orties ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO BRASS COMPANY,

oRossovER DEVICE Application led April 20,

My invention relates to crossover devices for use in overhead trolley construction.

One object of my invention is to provide a device which will lguide a current collector of either the wheel or shoe type across the intersection of two trolley wires.

Another object of my invention is to provide a crossover which is operated in one direction by the current collector but not in the other. Y

My invention resides in the new and novel construction, combination and relation of the parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing. j.

In the drawing y Fig. 1 is a top view of my invention with its protecting cover removed.

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1 in partial section with the protecting cover in position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view of oner of the guide members. f

Fig. 5 is an end viewof the guide'member.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the guide member.

In overhead trolley construction there are points where two trolley wires may intersect or cross and where it is desirable to use `the crossingA for guiding the movement of the current collector on a moving vehicle across the point of intersection.

In my preferred embodiment I employ a body or pan member 1 which has a top portion 2 which is of substantially flat formation and depending side members 3.

Projecting from the ends of the pan 1 are arms 4 4 and 5-5 each provided with a groove 6 to receive the trolley wires 7-7 and 8--8.

The side walls of the projecting arms adjacent their outer ends are provided with hook-shaped projections 9 and interlocked therewith are removable tips 10 each provided with an inverted U-shaped groove to receive the trolley wire and having laterally projecting bosses 11 which interlock with the hook-shaped members 9 and"a cam-shaped portion to engage the trolley wire positioned in the groove 6 to hold the trolley wire against the lower portion of the groove, thus 1932. Serial No. 606,351.

tensioning the trolley wire in position with resp-ect to the pan 1 and holding the device in secure engagement with the trolley wires. 'I he tips 10 are provided with thin lip portions 12 which may be bent about the trolley wire after the trolley wire is positioned.

The arms 6 project inwardly toward the center a pre-determined distance beyond the ends of the pan as shown in Fig. 3 and the arms ll-li project inwardly a greater distance than the arms 5-5. e

The top portion 2 and the side walls 3 of the pan form a trough-like construction having a main portion 13 and oi'i'set portions 14 as shown in F ig. 3; the dotted lines 15 indieating the division between what I term the main portion 13 and the oiiset or recess portion 14e.

The top portion 2 is provided with a hollow pedestal 16 adjacent each end and having a passage extending through each pedestal. Pivotally mounted on the pan are two normally aligned guides 17 and each guide 1s provided with a longitudinal portion 18 and a stem portion 19 connected by the offset portion 20. The stem portion 19 extends into and through the hollow pedestal 16.`

The projecting ends of the stems 19 are provided with a. lever 21 secured in position by means of the set screw 22 and the outer ends of the levers 21 are pivotally connected to a connecting rod 23 by means of rivets or screws 24. It will be evident that when the rod 23 moves in one longitudinal direction the guides 17 will move out of alignment with each other and if the rod 23 is moved in the other direction the guides 17 will be moved back into alignment. The guides are held normally in an aligned position by means of the spring 25 which is secured to the rod 23 and to one of the levers 21. Iii' the spring 25 were connected to the other lever 21 than that shown in Fig. 1 then the tendency would he to cause the guides 17 to be moved out of n alignment and normally held out of alignment.

To reduce arcing at joints and to increase the conductivity of the parts a jumper cable 26 is connected to the pan and to the upper end of each stem 19 by means of the screws Va clear runway for a current collector when passing from trolley wire 7 to trolley wire 7, or vice versa.

"y By referring to 3 it will be evident that a current collector approachingthe device and passing from arm 5 to 5 or lvice' versa will pass across the guides 17 kIf the current collector should enter the device by way of the arm 4 such current collector Will engage the side wall of the guide 17 nearest the arm 4 and move it out of its normal position to that shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and simultaneously the opposite guide 17 will be moved out of its normal position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 thus giving the current collector a clear right-o-way across the device. y

Itwill benoted that lthe right-of-way from the arm 4 to the arm 4 or viceversa is ormedpby the walls 3 and the guides 17. As the current collector approachesv thev end of itsmovement across the pan 1 the guides 17 willmove back to their normal position'under action of the spring 25.

"The guides 17 are positioned with the vertical axis of the stem 19 positioned between the longitudinal axes of the arms 4 5 and 4;5 and the ends of the guides 17 adjacent theends of the arms 5 and 5 arel grooved.

In order to maintainthe operating mechanism as free from snow and ice as possible a cover 28 which may be formed of sheet iron is secured tothe body or pan member 1by meansof the bolts 29 which in turn are secured to upright lugs 30. n v

The portion 2 of the body 1 kis provided with an enlarged recessed portion 3l to 'receive the offset portion 2O of the guidel'ir thus permitting the lower face of the portion Q-to be substantiallyfree of obstructions.v f

The guides may be cored out as at32 ifdesired to lighten and vsavev metal.

- Therewill be modiications which will suggest themeselves to those skilled in the art,

therefore, I wish to be limited by my claims only.

l claim 1. Ak trolley7 device comprising abody and a plurality of spaced arms to guide al current collector onto and off of the body, apair of guides pivotally mounted at their remote ends tothe body and arranged to benormally in longitudinal alignment with each otherand two y,or the oppositely disposed arms, means to move the guides in unison with each other upon their pivotal mountings into and out of alignment with each other and the. said two arms and yielding means to return the guides to and hold them in their normal positions.

2. A trolley device comprising a body and a plurality of spaced arms to guide a current collector onto and off of the body, a pair of guides pivotally mounted on the body and arranged to be normally lin longitudinal alignment with each other and two ofthe oppositely disposed arms,-means to move them inunison upon their pivotal mountings. out of rand backto their normal position and a spring to return the yguides to their normally aligned position whenmoved out of alignment by a current collector engagingone of the guides when` moving across the body in a kpath angularly disposed to lthe aligned guides. 5 3. A trolley device comprising a lbody memberfand a plurality o'f-spacedarms projecting from opposite ends thereof and each arranged' to receive a trolley wire, a pair of movable guide members pivotally secured to the bodyan'd'arranged normally in alignment with each 'other andfto bridge the space between the inner ends of two of the oppositely disposedarms toy complete a guideway for a current collector, the guide members meeting at their inner ends and pivoted to the body at their outer ends, mechanism to opcrate the guide members comprisingan operating member secured to Aeach guide member to pivot therewith and a connecting edbody member having an upper plate andr adownwardly projecting flange along its side nedges to form a main trough and a recess opening intothe main trough and a plurality of spaced arms projecting from the saidl plate adjacent its ends and each arranged to receive 'a trolley wire, Va pair of guide members normally aligned with each other and with two oppositely disposed arms to guide la current collector thereacross, the

guide members pivotally mounted on the body to' move laterally of the body and the free end of each to move into the recesses to form ak channell connecting theinner ends of the arms not connected by the guide members, to guide a current collectory across the body. f v f 5. A device of the class described comprising in combination ka body, a plurality of spaced means to guide a current collector onto and olf of the body, a pair of relongated guide f membersk pivo'ted to the body 'f adjacent the ends of two of the oppositely disposed spaced each end of tliebody and the longitudinal axis of each `pedestal piercing the said flat portion Vat a point between the longitudinal axes of the arms nearest the pedestal. j

14. A guide for a trolley wire intersection device comprising an elongated runner member having Yone end positioned in a plane a stem projecting `from the member from a pointv adjacent the rounded end and its axis being at right angles to the said longitudinal axis Vupon which the guide may be pivoted, the axis ofthe stem bein@r offset laterally from the axisof theelongateda member.

16. A rtrolley device comprising a body having an elongated Hat portion and a flange projecting alongV each side to form a! trough open at the ends, the sides offset adjacent their central point to form a pocket or recess,

arms projecting from the ends ofV the body and each having a U-shaped groove to receive a trolley wire, detachable and rotatable cam means at the end of each arm to hold the Wire in its groove, a twopart bridging means connecting two of the oppositely disposed arms and each part pivotally mounted at their extreme ends to the body and the juxtaposed end faces obliquely disposed to the longitudinal axis of the bridging member, mechanism connecting the two parts of the bridging member to pivot them in unison and the juxtaposed ends away from each other in a lateral direction, means to yieldingly hold the juxtaposed ends of the bridging parts together, the mechanism connecting the bridging parts to operate them in unison being mounted on the side of the fiat portion opposite to that on which the bridging member is mounted and cover for the said mechanism and means to hold it in place on the body.

17. A device Vof the class describedA comprising a body with depending flanges along opposite sides, means tosecure spaced trolley tween the innerends of two ofthewiresfto guide a moving current collector from one wire to the other, the said guide means comprising apair of elongated members mounted to pivot at their ends adjacentthe wires `and j to lseparate laterally at their inner'ends. .1

19. A device ofthe class-described comprising a body, means to secure spaced trolley wires to the body and guide'means between the inner ends of two lof the wires Vto guide a moving current collector' from one wire to the other, the said guide means comprising a pair ot' elongated members mounted to plvotat n their ends adjacent the wiresand to separate laterally at their inner ends, the inner ends resting ina plane obliquely disposed to the longitudinal axis of the member. .f

Q0. A Vguide member for a trolley wirede` vice comprising an elongated'runner member having a stem upon lwhich 1t pivots projectingy at right angles to the llongitudinal axis ot. the-member andthe axis of the stem being offset longitudinally from the saidlongitudinal axis. j

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. SAMUEL S. MATTI-IES.

wires to the body and guide means between A the inner ends of two ofy the wires to guide a moving current collector iroinone wire to the other, the said guide means comprising a pair of elongated members mounted to pivot 'at their ends adjacent the wires andto sep-y arate laterally at their inner ends.

18. A'device ofthe class described comprising a body, means to` securespaced trolley wires to the body and guide means bcino 

